Odor in plane’s cabin delays, cancels flight
An odor perhaps akin to a burning wire delayed about 180 passengers for several hours Wednesday after their Los Angelesbound United Airlines jet was turned around twice after taking off from Honolulu.
United spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said Flight 1196 first left Honolulu Airport about 7 a.m. with 176 passengers on board, but passengers and the crew noticed what was de scribed as an electrical odor.
“In an abundance of caution, the captain elected to come back to Honolulu,” Johnson said.
The Boeing 757300 landed in Honolulu about 8 a.m., and mechanics performed an extensive test on the plane.
After the smell dissipated, the plane departed again at 12:15 p.m., but the odor returned and the captain decided again to return to Honolulu, landing about 1:15 p.m., John son said. He said the airline was to cancel the flight and put the passengers on other flights to L.A. Wednesday.
The passengers were originally supposed to arrive in L.A. at 12:32 p.m. Hawaii time.
Public sex gets couple charged
A KailuaKona cou ple has been charged with lewd conduct af ter police officers caught them allegedly having sex on a public sidewalk.
Police say 35year old Dylan Trask Whelden and 33year old Margaret Manza were having sex Mon day on a sidewalk fronting a Kaiwi Street business building in the old Kona Indus trial Area about 4 p.m.
The Hawaii Tribune Herald reported that a police spokeswoman said Manza spit and cursed at an officer who stopped the after noon coupling.
Police charged them with open lewd ness, a petty misde meanor.
Manza was also charged with disor derly conduct, harass ment and stealing a $2 blouse from a Salva tion Army thrift store.
Whelden couldn’t be reached Wednes day at Hawaii Commu nity Correctional Center, where he was being held on $250 bail. Manza also could not be reached. It was not clear if she was still in custody or posted $1,600 bail.
Police seek tips in calf’s slaying
Hawaii island police opened an investiga tion into the alleged butchering of a calf last weekend by an in truder at a Honokaa paddock.
Police said it ap pears someone en tered a livestock paddock in the Kapu lena area sometime Saturday or Sunday and butchered a calf valued at more than $400. The case has been classified as theft of livestock.
The property had been set aside by the county for lease to farmers and ranchers.
Anyone with infor mation on this case is asked to call Officer DuWayne Waipa at 7757533. Anonymous tipsters may call CrimeStoppers at 961 8300 or 3298181.
